Teaching/Research Assistant

Application Instructions:

Active Student Employees: If you are a current Student Employee or have previously worked in a student position, you must apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the external careers website. Log in to Workday and type Find Jobs in the search. Locate the position and click Apply.

External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page.

IMPORTANT: Please review the job posting and fully complete all sections of the application. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it.

Job Family:

Student Regular Wage

Department:

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Supervisor:

Samiya Ahmed

Job Title:

Teaching/Research Assistant- only for Mercer DPS students

Job Description:

TA: A TA is expected to provide approximately 13 hours per week (or 650 hours per year) to assist the Department and College. Responsibilities include: Teaching responsibility for laboratories or discussion sessions; a limited number of didactic lectures per semester based on discipline; assignment to a professor for a semester to assist with classroom activities such as grading, recording, proctoring, preparation of course materials, etc.; or assistance with other Departmental needs such as care and maintenance of animals and the animal facility, analytical instrumentation, or Department equipment and facilities.

RA: To provide laboratory support for your projects. • Planning studies and organizing supplies • Conducting Franz cell skin transport studies • Running assay for drug or cosmetic molecule • Data analysis • Writing Reports • Student may work up to 20 hours per week in accordance with student employment policies. Length of employment depends on the need for the work and availability of funds and is contingent upon the student continuing in good status with the University.

Requirements :

Teaching Assistants must be full-time graduate students in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress toward research and academic goals. Stipends are awarded on an annual basis.

Research Assistants must have the ability to understand the rationale for the studies • Ability to pay close attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy. • Ability to work safely in a laboratory environment. • Good oral and written communication skills • Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in handling confidential information/projects. • Ability to prioritize work and complete assignments accurately, either independently or as part of a team; working from own initiative and/or following direction, policies, or procedures. • Evaluations: Student will receive ongoing feedback regarding their work performance. In addition, the student will have a formal evaluation once a year.

Pay rate:$654 bi-weekly (TA Stipend)

Pay rate: $192.30 bi-weekly (RA Stipend)

Scheduled Hours:

20

Start Date:

06/24/2026

End Date:

06/26/2026